Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham Forest: result and report
Championship · Friday 19 April 2019
Result
Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Championship · Friday 19 April 2019, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham Forest: match report
Sheffield United defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Championship on Friday 19 April 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.
M. Duffy opened the scoring in the 51st minute. Sheffield United's goals came from M. Duffy (51') and Enda Stevens (85'). Nottingham Forest did not score.
Discipline: Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards; Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 3rd on 79 points from 42 and Nottingham Forest 11th on 57 points from 42. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Nottingham Forest 9th with 66.
Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Duffy of Sheffield United (8.4), ahead of Enda Stevens (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sheffield United wins, 4 draws and 3 for Nottingham Forest.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Jack Colback
- 43'Yellow card · S. Byram
- 45+1'Yellow card · Martin Cranie
- 47'Red card · Y. Benalouane
- 51'Goal · M. Duffy
- 77'Yellow card · George Baldock
- 85'Goal · Enda Stevens
- 86'Yellow card · Oliver Norwood
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield United line-up (3-4-1-2)
Dean Henderson, Martin Cranie, Richard Stearman, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Mark Duffy, Gary Madine, David McGoldrick
Nottingham Forest line-up (4-5-1)
Costel Pantilimon, Sam Byram, Yohan Benalouane, Molla Wagué, Jack Colback, Joe Lolley, Ryan Yates, Claudio Yacob, Pelé, Matty Cash, Daryl Murphy